From Scientific Discovery to Cures: Bright Stars within a Galaxy

• Published in: Cell Vol. 163; no. 1; pp. 21 - 23
• Main Authors: Williams, R. Sanders, Lotia, Samad, Holloway, Alisha K., Pico, Alexander R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 24.09.2015
• Subjects: Animals; Biological Science Disciplines - economics; Biomedical Research - economics; Clinical Trials as Topic; Data Mining; Decision Making; Drug Discovery; Humans; National Institutes of Health (U.S.) - economics; United States; United States Food and Drug Administration - economics; United States

We propose that data mining and network analysis utilizing public databases can identify and quantify relationships between scientific discoveries and major advances in medicine (cures). Further development of such approaches could help to increase public understanding and governmental support for l...